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France

France: Le Pen ahead of Macron in EU election polling

Marine Le Pen’s party moves ahead of Emmanuel Macron’s as French far-right parties gain a combined 30% share of voting intentions.

France

New Caledonia rejects independence from France - with a lukewarm "no"

South Pacific Islands referendum maintains ties with Paris.

Italy

Italy floods leave 30 dead — 'illegal building' targeted by court

At least 30 people have been killed over the past week in storms, tornadoes, floods, mudslides and gale-force winds across Italy.

Switzerland

Emmental beats: Swiss researchers are playing hip-hop to cheese

Emmental beats: Swiss researchers are playing hip-hop to cheese

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Italy

Italy deals with effects of deadly storms

A wave of extreme weather has hit Italy, with the regions of Veneto and Liguria particularly affected.

United Kingdom

Watch: Boris Johnson effigy going up in flames for UK bonfire night

A giant effigy of Britain's former foreign secretary and leading Brexiteer, Boris Johnson has been burned during bonfire night celebrations on Saturday in Kent, England.

USA

Neil Armstrong astronaut memorabilia auction lifts off

Space enthusiasts spend more than $4 million in just the first day of an auction of Astronaut Neil Armstrong’s personal collection of memorabilia.

World News

Coca-Cola, H&M and Nestle pledge to cutdown on plastic waste

Coca-Cola, H&M and Nestle are among 250 major brands pledging to cut all plastic wastes from their operations, move described by the UN as the most ambitious effort yet to fight plastic pollution.

Egypt

Christians in Egypt prepare to bury dead a day after attack

Gunmen killed at least seven in an attack on a bus driving towards a Coptic Christian monastery in Egypt.

World News

#TruthNeverDies: Ending impunity for crimes against journalists

The Eiffel Tower’s lights were switched off in a minute of silence to remember murdered journalists and to mark the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes against Journalists.

China

Deadly crash in China after fight between driver and passenger

Deadly crash in China after fight between driver and passenger

USA

James 'Whitey' Bulger dead: Boston mob boss found dead in prison

Notorious Boston gangster James "Whitey" Bulger was found dead at a federal prison in West Virginia

World News

Bachelet calls for international experts to help Khashoggi inquiry

United Nations human rights chief Michelle Bachelet called on Tuesday for international experts to be involved in an independent investigation into the killing of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi

Germany

Germany authorities investigating possible attack on high speed train

The ICE high-speed line between Nuremberg and Munich has possibly been attacked, according to German authorities.

Italy

At least 9 dead in Italy as storms cause chaos in Europe

Violent gales, heavy rains and snowfall have hit Europe, leaving at least nine people dead in Italy and cutting off roads and electricity.

Chile

Watch: Footballer celebrates goal by proposing to girlfriend

Video shows Venezuelan striker Eduard Bello proposing to his girlfriend in the middle of the Chilean league match between Antofagasta and Everton on Sunday.

Italy

In pictures: Tourists stuck as floods hit Venice

Around three-quarters of the Italian lagoon city of Venice has been flooded after strong winds raised the water level by 156 centimeters.

United Kingdom

Spending rises in 'end-of-austerity' UK budget: Key points at-a-glance

Spending rises in 'end-of-austerity' UK budget: Key points at-a-glance

Germany

Merkel suffers another election setback in key German state of Hesse

Both the parties in German Chancellor Angela Merkel's governing coalition have suffered heavy losses in a regional election, exit polls suggest.

Brazil

Right-wing Jair Bolsonaro wins Brazil presidential race

Right-wing Jair Bolsonaro wins Brazil presidential race

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